Finance & Budget Officer at United Nations

The United Nations Environment (UNEP) is the United Nations systems designated entity for addressing environmental issues at the global and regional level.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage the invoicing and receipts of UNEP’s contributions and their allocations to appropriate funds, programmes and projects for all sources of UNEP’s funding and for UNEP administered MEAs in line with the decisions of their respective governing bodies:
• Effective and timely processing of pledges, preparation of invoices and receipts, management of unidentified deposits and outstanding receivables.
• Reconciliation with bank and accounting systems, timely reporting and consultations with the relevant offices.
• Manage corporate-level extrabudgetary resources:
• Strategic cooperation agreements, specific donor trust funds and calls for proposals.
• Prepare recommendations for allocations and re-allocations, track expenditure and status of implementation and prepare reports to donors.
• Provide timely, accurate, relevant and easily available information on contributions to internal and external clients including senior management, staff, member states and general public.
• Provide reliable estimations and trend analysis, identify relevant statistics, analyse and provide regular and ad hoc reports.
• Provide guidance in development and improvement of Contributions Management Tool (CMT) database to track and analyze Environment Fund and Extra budgetary contributions for internal and external use:
• Ensure data entry into the management tools in a timely and accurate manner, review and certify records in the CMT. Review and check data to ensure that it is in compliance with the UN and UNEP regulations, rules and standards.
• Manage the team working on contributions including preparation of the work plans individually and collectively as well as the staff’s performance assessment.

Competencies

• Professionalism: Takes pride in work and achievements: gives credit for work well done and takes corrective action when needed; Is efficient in delivering the results while ensuring good quality, accuracy and relevance of the deliverables; Is persistent and remains calm under stressful situations and when facing difficult situations; demonstrates ability and agility to master and harness technological solutions for the benefit of more efficient and effective delivery of work.
• Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others' ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
• Planning & organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.

Education

• Advanced University degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in business administration, finance or related field is required.
• A first level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Professional accounting qualification desirable.

Work Experience

A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in finance, administration, budget, business administration or related area. Experience with the UN will be an asset.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat,. For this post, fluency in written and oral English is required. Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.